"We are incredibly excited about the opportunity to work with Ameriprise and take their already highly-visible and trusted brand to the next level.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:19:32 -04002015-03-31T11:19:32-04:002015-03-31T11:19:32-04:00Art Van Furniture will host a career fair noon-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at its Great Lakes Crossing Outlets store, 4612 Baldwin Road in Auburn Hills. The furniture and mattress retailer is looking to fill over 20 full time and part time sales and other store positions in Auburn Hills as well as at its Drayton Plains store, located at 5053 Dixie Hwy.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:15:09 -04002015-03-30T09:15:09-04:002015-03-30T12:24:43-04:00JoAnn Chavez

JoAnn Chavez, Vice President and Chief Tax Officer of DTE Energy, was elected Chairwoman of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Chavez is. She previously held the position of Corporate Vice-Chair, succeeding Gary Gonzalez, Chairman and CEO of Gonzalez Design Group of Pontiac.

Casey is a financial advisor and retirement specialist and founder of Bridgeriver Advisors LLC.

He provides retirees and those soon-to-retire advice to weather the encroaching inflation crisis that could double the cost of living over the next decade.

]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:12:00 -04002015-03-29T05:12:00-04:002015-03-30T09:30:02-04:00A second Firehouse Subs restaurant opened March 24 in Rochester Hills. David Watson is opening the franchise, located at 3044 S. Rochester Road, (at the corner of E. Auburn Road), He also has a Firehouse Subs location at 28557 Woodward Ave. in Berkley. For more information, visit WASHINGTON >> The U.S. economy's tepid performance last quarter - a 2.2 percent annual growth rate - was typical of the economic rebound that began in the summer of 2009. Yet the sluggish pace of the recovery has a silver lining: This growth spurt has proved to be one of the most durable since World War II.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:54:32 -04002015-03-27T18:54:32-04:002015-03-27T18:54:32-04:00Dear Job Doctor,

I had a telephone interview last week that was only six minutes. Why didn't they call me for a face-to-face interview? What is the purpose of a telephone interview?

Signed,

Morris Wants to Get Hired

Dear Morris Wants to Get Hired,

The purpose of a telephone interview is to screen potential applicants before a formal interview; more than often candidate resumes lack the details recruiters want to determine if you meet the skillset requirements.

]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:46:03 -04002015-03-27T16:46:03-04:002015-03-27T16:46:03-04:00Rochester officials' reasoning for not including surveillance cameras in the city's planned parking structures is, in part, based on other communities' success policing their parking systems.

Royal Oak's Police Department, for example, polices three city parking structures and numerous surface parking lots, none of which is under surveillance, according to city officials.

]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:19:54 -04002015-03-27T13:19:54-04:002015-03-27T13:19:54-04:00Job Fair Giant Hired in Michigan Career Expo is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 31 at the Sterling Inn, 34911 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights. A variety of employers are seeking to fill immediate openings in a wide range of career fields including: engineering, technology, banking/marketing/advertising, teaching, management, CDL drivers, factory/manufacturing, mortgage, call center, restaurant/retail management, healthcare, military veterans/skilled trades, general labor and sales.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:33:31 -04002015-03-27T09:33:31-04:002015-03-27T09:33:31-04:00Oakland University will be hosting a renowned researcher and author to discuss the economics of oil drilling for its Meadow Brook Lecture in International Affairs.

Michael Ross, a political science professor at the University of California Los Angeles, will deliver "The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil" at Meadow Brook Hall at 7 p.

]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:49:47 -04002015-03-25T16:49:47-04:002015-03-25T16:49:47-04:00Karl Schaefer, owner of America's Stamp Stop in Berkley, is celebrating his 85th birthday. Over the past 37 years, his shop has been a "go to place" for stamp and coin collectors. To celebrate his birthday, America's Stamp Stop is having a celebration, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28 with hot dogs, in-store contests and sales on stamps and coins.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:52:46 -04002015-03-25T12:52:46-04:002015-03-25T12:52:46-04:00NEW YORK (AP) - H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods, creating one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with annual revenue of about $28 billion.

The Kraft Heinz Co. will own Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and other brands. Eight of those brands have annual sales of $1 billion or more and five others log sales between $500 million and $1 billon every year.

]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:05:00 -04002015-03-25T09:05:00-04:002015-03-25T09:05:00-04:00If it wasn't for security cameras, Pamela Krampf, owner of Antiques and Fine Jewelry by Pamela in downtown Rochester, likely would not have found justice after her store was robbed - at gunpoint - in 2012.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:36:58 -04002015-03-24T12:36:58-04:002015-03-27T14:37:04-04:00The only thing worse than not being able to go to one's high school prom is being able to go but not having a dress to wear. Fortunately, Viviano Flower Shop in Chesterfield Township is partnering with 98.7-FM AMP Radio's successful Gown Town event to ensure all teens get to be the belle of the ball.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:25:45 -04002015-03-24T17:25:45-04:002015-03-24T17:25:45-04:00